Bruce Swayze

Bruce Swayze
Born	(1940-04-07) April 7, 1940 (age 85) Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Bruce Swayze Black Baron Beautiful Bruce Jack Swayze [1] Jack Ross Bruce Heffernan
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st)
Billed from	Sarasota, Florida
Trained by	Jack Wentworth
Debut	1958
Retired	1978

Bruce Swayze (born April 7, 1940) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler ^[2] and manager who spent his career in Cleveland, Ontario, Florida, Carolinas, Calgary and Memphis. ^[3] He is also as The Black Baron when he was a manager in the 1970s.

Career

Swayze made his debut in wrestling in 1958. Little is known. Swayze formerly played hockey. ^[4] It wasn't until 1970 that he had his first match in Cleveland for National Wrestling Federation.

He was also known as Black Baron where he managed Abdullah the Butcher, the Love Brothers, Crusher Verdu, and the Samoans.

He was the uncle of actor Patrick Swayze. ^{[5] [6]}

References

General

• Oliver, Greg (2003). "Roll Call: Hangman Neil Guay". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians. ECW Press. p. 176. ISBN   1-55022-531-6.
• Nevada, Vance (2022). (Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling Legacy. FriesenPress. ISBN   9781039154797.

Specific

1. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Bruce Swayze « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
2. Carter, Michael (January 12, 1989). "Pro wrestler makes Franklin his home". The Franklin Favorite. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
4. Oliver, Greg (October 11, 2007). "Taking a chance paid off for Bruce Swayze". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
5. "Bruce Swayze Bio". The Oklahoma Wrestling Fan's Resource Center. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
6. "Bonnie Spencer Swayze".

External links

• Bruce Swayze at OWW.com
• Professional wrestling record for Bruce Swayze from The Internet Wrestling Database